Press  Club  of  Chicago 


Prospectus 


1907 


The  taller  building  in  the  cut  is  the  one  which  the  Press  Club  of  Chicago 

intends  to  buy  for  its  permanent  home.     It  is  located  at  116 

and    118   Dearborn  Street,  and  is  now  owned 

and  occupied  by  the  University  Club. 


THE 

PRESS  CLUB  OF  CHICAGO 


ITS  PAST,  PRESENT  AND 
FUTURE 


"No  one  who  has  not  enjoyed  the  hospitality  of  the  Chicago  Press  Club 
knows  what  he  has  missed.  I  am  deeply  sensible  of  the  fact  that  I  have 
never  known  Chicago  at  her  best  until  today;  have  never  knov/n  the  real 
source  of  her  strength  and  the  secret  of  her  renown.  Chicago  is  here.  The 
Press  Club  is  Chicago  incarnate.  This  is  what  makes  Chicago  famous. — 
CHARLES  WARREN  FAIRBANKS,  Vice-President  of  the  United  States, 
March  18,  1907. 


BRIEFLY   HISTORICAL. 


The  press  Club  of  Chicago  was  organized  January  11,  1880,  with  the 
following  object: 

"To  bring  members  of  the  newspaper  and  literary  profession  together 
in  closer  personal  relations,  to  further  good  fellowship,  to  promote  the 
interests  of  its  members,  and  to  provide  them  with  comfortable  club  rooms." 

Twenty-five  of  the  leading  newspaper  men  of  the  city  were  charter 
members.  Its  first  home  was  at  133  Clark  street,  third  floor  front.  There 
it  had  a  varied  and  more  or  less  prosperous  existence  for  nearly  nineteen 
years,  increasing  its  membership,  adding  more  rooms,  and  growing  all  the 
time  in  reputation.  On  June  1,  1898,  it  took  a  ten  year  lease  of  its  present 
quarters  at  106  Madison  street.  There,  with  greatly  increased  club  facilities 
a.nd  accommodations,  the  organization  has  grown  and  prospered  rapidly, 
steadily  and  substantially  until  it  has  come  to  be  recognized  as  the  strongest 
organization  of  its  kind  in  existence.  Its  club  rooms  are  now  inadequate 
to  the  present  and  prospective  needs  of  the  club. 


The   Presidents   of   the    Press    Club   of   Chicago   since   its    organization 
have  been: 


1880   Franc  B.  Wilkie 

1881    W.   K.   Sullivan 

1882    Samuel   J.   Medill 

1883    William   E.   Curtis 

1884  James  B.  Bradwell 

1885 Joseph  R  Dunlop 

1886 John   F.   Ballantyne 

1887 James   W.    Scott 

1888 James   W.    Scott 

1889 James   W.    Scott 

1890 Stanley  Waterloo 

1891 W.    A.    Taylor 

1892 John    E.    Wilkie 

1893 Stanley  Waterloo 


1894 Frank   A.    Vanderlip 

1895 A.  T.  Packard 

1896 Joseph    Medill 

1897 Washington    Hesing 

1898 William   M.   Knox 

1899 William   M.    Knox 

1900 John   E.    Wright 

1901 William    H.    Freeman 

1902 Homer   J.    Carr 

1903 Homer   J.    Carr 

1904 Homer   J.   Carr 

1905 Homer   J.    Carr 

1906 John  J.  Flinn 

1907 John  J.  Flinn 


WHAT  THE  CLUB  IS. 

The  Press  Club  of  Chicago  has  become  one  of  the  most  famous  clubs 
of  the  world.  Both  in  its  former  and  present  home  it  has  made  a  practice 
of  entertaining  distinguished  people,  especially  those  of  literary  and  artistic 
talent.  Hundreds  of  world-renowned  men  and  women  have  been  its  guests. 
While  such  exercise  of  hospitality,  doubtless,  has  contributed  much  to  make 
the  Club  favorably  known  far  and  wide,  still  the  chief  reason  of  its  fame 
as  an  organization  lies  in  the  character  of  its  own  membership — the  individ- 
uality of  its  members  and  what  they  have  accomplished.  No  other  club 
equals  it  as  an  organization  of  newspaper  and  literary  men.  Between  140 
and  150  of  its  members  have  written  books  that  have  been  published.  Its 
magazine  writers  and  play  writers  are  numerous  and  among  the  most 
successful.  Not  a  few  of  its  members  are  favorably  known  as  poets. 
Several  are  editors  of  well-known  magazines.  The  leading  newspaper  men 
of  Chicago,  several  hundred  throughout  the  middle  west,  and  representatives 
in  all  parts  of  the  world  are  on  its  membership  roll. 

To  a  greater  extent  than  any  other  club  in  any  city  the  Press 
Club  of  Chicago  is  an  association  of  newspaper  men,  authors,  writers, 
publishers  and  all  those  whose  brains  and  energies  find  expression  through 
the  instrumentality  of  the  printing  press.  By  common  consent  the  manage- 
ment of  the  Club  has  always  been  in  the  hands  of  daily  newspaper  men. 
This  is  well  shown  by  the  fact  that  of  the  twenty  different  men,  who  have 
been  elected  president  of  the  Club  in  its  twenty-eight  years  of  existence,  all 
but  one  have  been  of  that  description.  The  one  exception  is  that  of  the 
venerable  editor  of  the  Chicago  Legal  News  —  Judge  J.  B.  Bradwell. 
Doubtless  this  policy  is  a  wise  one  for  it  emphasizes  the  fact  that  the 
organization  is  really  a  press  club,  notwithstanding  authors  and  other  literary 
workers,  who  are  not  newspaper  men,  are  admitted  to  membership.  Many 
editors  and  proprietors  of  trade  papers  and  class  publications  are  members, 
and  the  Club  often  has  bee.n  under  obligation  to  them  for  their  advice  and 
aid  in  the  management  of  its  business  affairs.  There  are  no  factions  in  the 
Club.  Even  a  hotly  contested  election  leaves  no  lasting  differences.  The 
Club  is  harmonious. 

If  any  old  member  of  the  Press  Club  were  asked  why  he  valued  so 
highly  his  membership  in  the  organization  he  would  surely  reply  that  it 
is  because  of  the  associations  and  free  democratic  spirit  he  finds  there. 
Undoubtedly  that  is  the  chief  attraction  which  draws  and  holds  a  member 
after  he  once  becomes  acquainted.  Any  listener  in  one  of  those  front  room 
circles,  of  which  Opie  Read  is  often  the  central  figure,  will  understand  how 
that  can  be.  And  there  are  many  other  members  of  strong  individuality 
and  personality  in  the  Club  whom  it  is  good  to  know  and  association  with 
whom  is  both  entertaining  and  helpful. 

The  Press  Club  furnishes  its  members  the  comforts  and  conveniences 
of  good  club  rooms,  of  course.  It  has  a  library  of  3,000  volumes,  including 
many  reference  works.  Nearly  all  of  the  current  magazines  and  many 
dailies  and  weekly  publications  are  available.  Numerous  portraits  and 
other  paintings  and  art  works  adorn  the  walls.  There  are  facilities  for 
playing  billiards  and  other  games,  a  cafe,  buffet,  writing  rooms,  etc.,  etc. 


The  rooms  have  never  been  closed  day  or  night.  Always  someone  is 
there.  There  is  personal  liberty,  democracy,  absence  of  formality,  something 
of  bohemianism  and  general  good  fellowship  in  a  more  marked  degree,  it 
is  believed,  than  prevails  in  any  other  club.  There,  if  anywhere,  men  are 
sized  up  and  pass  for  what  they  have  in  their  head  and  heart,  not  by  the 
contents  of  their  pocketbook. 

The  Club  holds  frequent  entertainments  and  receptions;  it  gives  dinners 
a,nd  luncheons  to  guests;  it  takes  outings;  goes  on  excursions,  and  con- 
tributes in  many  other  ways  to  the  pleasures  of  its  members  and  their 
families.  It  extends  a  helping  hand  to  members  when  sick  or  in  want, 
and  if  need  be,  it  gives  them  a  final  resti;T,g  place  beneath  the  Press  Club 
monument  in  Mount  Hope  cemetery. 

And  so  it  is  that  a  club  spirit — -a  loyalty  and  affection  for  the  organiza- 
tion— has  grown  up.  There  is  genuine  fraternity  and  brotherhood.  And 
the  feeling  is:  Nothing  can  be  too  good  for  the  good  old  Club.. 


WHAT  THE  CLUB  WILL  BE. 

In  considering  the  future  of  the  Press  Club  one  must  recognize  these 
conditions:  The  scepter  of  literature,  in  America,  long  ago  passed  from 
Boston  to  New  York.  It  is  now  fast  coming  westward  to  find  an  abiding 
place  for  many  years  in  the  great  Mississippi  valley,  and  that  means  in 
Chicago.  Many  contend  that  it  is  already  here.  No  one  doubts  that  it 
will  be.  The  Press  Club  has  been  a  powerful  factor  in  bringing  about 
this  result — in  stimulating,  fostering  and  furnishing  the  literary  activity  of 
the  west.  It  is  widely  and  deservedly  known  as  one  of  the  notable  institu- 
tions of  Chicago.  When  Chicago  comes  to  be  known,  the  world  over  and  be- 
yo.nd  dispute,  as  the  literary  center  of  America,  as  it  surely  will  be,  shall  the 
Press  Club  then  as  now  be  its  chief  literary  organization,  or  shall  it  fall 
back  and  see  some  other  club  or  coterie  of  men  take  that  proud  position? 
That  is  the  question  which  the  Club  and  its  friends  have  now  to  consider. 
There  should  be  but  one  answer. 

In  the  years  to  come  the  Press  Club  will  be  to  Chicago  what  it  is 
now.  It  will  do  all  that  it  has  done  and  more,  and  it  will  do  it  better. 
Using  a  phrase  more  expressive  than  elegant,  it  will  "make  good"  all 
the  time. 


THE  CLUB'S  GREAT  OPPORTUNITY. 

If  the  Press  Club  is  to  keep  up  with  Chicago;  if  its  power  and  influence 
are  to  grow  as  the  city  grows,  it  must  look  after  all  the  essentials  of 
prosperous  growth.  One  of  the  greatest  and  most  necessary  of  these  is 
to  have  a  suitable  and  permanent  home.  And  now  the  Press  Club's  one 
great  opportunity  has  come.  It  never  has  had  such  a  chance  before  and 
probably  never  will  have  its  equal  again. 

That  chance  is  to  buy  the  University  Club  premises  at  116  and  118 
Dearborn  street.  In  1883  the  University  Club  took  a  99  year  lease  of  the 
lot,  which  measures  40x90  feet.  It  spent  over  $80,000  on  the  building, 
which  is  a  substantial,  stone  and  brick,  eight  story  and  basement  structure, 
and  well  modeled  and   equipped  for  club  purposes.     The   club   has   grown 


so  large  that  it  finds  its  club  rooms  inadequate,  and  it  has  recently  acquired 
property  on  Michigan  avenue  on  which  it  will  erect  a  new  building  during 
the  next  year.  Its  present  quarters  on  Dearborn  street,  which  it  now 
wishes  to  sell,  are  admirably  adapted  to  the  requirements  of  the  Press 
Club.  The  location  could  not  be  better.  It  is  within  half  a  block  of  the 
Press  Club's  former  and  present  home.  It  is  almost  in  the  center  of  the 
loop  district  and  on  the  best  club  street.  It  is  favorably  situated  with  refer- 
ence to  all  the  newspaper  offices.  The  building  is  a  handsome  structure 
with  light  on  three  sides.  In  it  is  a  large,  beautiful  dining  room,  40x50 
feet,  and  extending  up  through  three  floors — exactly  what  the  Press  Club 
needs  for  its  banquets  and  entertainments.  It  will  seat  200  at  the  tables, 
and  300  or  more  at  entertainments.  The  kitchen  is  fitted  with  all  appli- 
a;nces  and  has  a  cooking  capacity  of  400  or  more.  All  of  the  other  appoint- 
ments are  in  keeping  and  first-class.  No  changes  of  consequence  would 
have  to  be  made  to  meet  the  full  requirements  of  the  Press  Club.  The 
Club  can  occupy  the  upper  five  floors  and  have  about  double  the  space  it 
has  in  its  present  quarters.  This  would  permit  the  re.nting  of  two  floors 
besides  the  store  floor,  thus  giving  a  handsome  income  from  rents.  The 
Club  can  add  the  second  and  third  floors  to  its  own  quarters  when  it 
grows  sufficiently  to  require  them.  In  short,  here  is  the  chance  for  the 
Press  Club  to  gain  permanent  quarters  which  are  suitable,  elegant,  large 
enough  for  the  Club's  probable  expansion,  and  in  all  respects  exceedingly 
desirable.  In  this  new  home  to  be,  with  its  great  high  dining  room  and 
complete  cooking  facilities,  there  is  no  reason  why  the  Press  Club  should 
not  be  the  most  popular  and  really  the  best  down-town  dining  club.  That 
is  what  will  happen.  Let  it  be  demanded  by  all  who  help  to  put  the 
Press  Club  into  this  splendid  new  home,  and  it  will  be  so. 

The  University  Club  premises,  that  is,  the  building  and  the  leasehold 
of  the  lot  having  seventy-six  years  to  run,  are  ofifered  to  the  Press  Club, 
free  of  all  debt,  for  $150,000  in  cash.  This  is  regarded  as  a  very  reasonable 
price,  for  the  lease  alone  has  increased  so  much  in  value  that  it  is  estimated 
to  be  worth  $130,000  or  more. 

After  carefully  considerijig  this  proposition  and  examining  the  premises, 
the  Press  Club  committee  on  club  rooms,  composed  of  thirty-two  members, 
unanimously  recommended  that  the  Club  buy  the  property,  and  that  the 
necessary  money  be  raised  partly  by  issue  of  bonds  and  partly  by  sale  of 
life  memberships  in  the  Club.  The  committee  considered  with  some  care 
the  question  of  the  Club's  ability  not  only  to  raise  the  $150,000,  but  to  meet 
expe.nse  after  getting  into  the  new  premises.  It  was  thought  that  the 
merit  of  the  proposition  and  the  loyalty  and  enthusiasm  of  the  members 
could  be  relied  upon  to  insure  the  raising  of  the  money.  It  was  believed 
that  250  or  300  .new  members  can  be  added  to  the  active  list.  When  the 
Club  moved  into  its  present  quarters  227  new  members  were  secured.  With 
700  active  members  paying  dues,  and  the  income  from  rents  the  Club,  it 
was  shown  by  conservative  figures,  could  pay  all  expenses,  including 
interest  on  bonds,  put  $5,000  in  a  sinking  fund  yearly  for  redemption  of 
bonds,  and  have  a  margin  of  $7,000  to  $10,000  besides.  It  seemed  clear 
that  the  Club  can  pay  its  way  easier  in  the  new  quarters  than  in  the  present 
ones,  where  it  is  running  about  even  financially. 

The  Press  Club,  at  a  largely  attended  meeting,  unanimously  approved 
the  committee's  report  and  recommendations.  It  also  has  made  such 
changes  in  its  cqnstitution  as  were  necessary  to  enable  the  undertaking  to 
be  carried  through. 


LIFE  MEMBERSHIP. 

The  Club  has  authorized  the  sale  of  300  life  memberships  at  $300  each, 
all  of  the  receipts  to  go  into  the  building  fund  and  not  to  be  used  other- 
wise. Heretofore  the  taking  of  life  memberships  has  not  been  encouraged 
for  ordinarily  the  interests  of  the  Club  are  better  served  by  keeping 
the  members  paying  dues.  But  the  present  emergency  seems  to  fully 
justify  a  departure  for  a  short  time.  Heretofore,  the  Club  always  has 
adhered  closely  to  the  eligibility  requirements  of  the  constitution  in  electing 
members.  No  other  press  club  has  been  nearly  so  particular  in  that  respect. 
Now  for  the  first  time  the  Club  proposes  to  take  into  its  fold  a  limited 
number  of  worthy  and  estimable  persons — it  wants  no  other — who  would 
not  be  eligible  under  the  prescribed  qualifications.  The  members  of  the 
Club,  among  themselves,  can  raise  a  large  proportion  of  the  necessary 
money,  and  perhaps  all  of  it.  But  the  opportunity  is  so  great  and  important 
that  the  Club  has  decided  not  to  take  any  chance  of  having  the  undertaking 
fail.  Therefore  it  believes  it  wise  to  authorize  the  life  mem.berships  referred 
to.  The  cost  of  a  life  membership,  $300,  is  less  than  the  initiation  fee 
required  by  many  Clubs.  Those  who  improve  the  present  opportunity  to 
take  one  will  make  an  investment  they  surely  will  not  regret.  The  Club 
has  decided  to  give  them  all  the  rights  and  privileges  enjoyed  by  active 
members,  and  they  will  be  made  welcome.  Many  who  in  a  broad  sense 
are  qualified  but  not  strictly  eligible,  have  expressed  regret  in  the  past 
that  they  could  not  secure  admission  to  the  Press  Club.  The  opportunity 
for  such  persons  to  joi.n  is  now  ofifered  for  a  short  time  only.  It  is 
exceedingly  doubtful  if  it  is  ever  renewed. 


THE  BOND  ISSUE. 

The  Club  has  authorized  the  issue  of  bonds  to  the  amount  of  $100,000. 
It  does  not  expect  to  have  to  sell  all  of  them.  If  the  full  number  of  life 
memberships,  which  have  been  authorized,  are  sold,  as  it  is  expected  they 
will  be,  it  will  not  be  necessary  to  issue  more  than  $60,000  of  bonds.  The 
security,  however,  is  good  for  the  full  amou.nt  if  necessary.  The  Club  has 
pledged  itself  to  furnish  such  security  for  the  bond  issue  by  conveying  the 
building  and  leasehold  by  a  trust  deed  to  a  trust  company  for  that  purpose. 
Subscriptions  for  bonds  are  asked  conditional  on  the  full  sum  of  $150,000 
being  raised  to  purchase  the  property.  No  bond  subscription  will  be  binding 
unless  that  condition  is  met.  The  bonds  will  be  of  two  denominations, 
$1,000  and  $100.  The  small  bonds  of  $100  each  are  better  than  a  savings 
hapk  for  those  who  desire  to  lay  by  a  small  amount  of  money,  for  they 
will  pay  more  interest.  All  bonds  issued  will  bear  five  per  cent  interest. 
The  small  bonds  of  $100  will  probably  be  redeemable  within  five  years. 
The  larger  bonds  will  probably  run  for  ten,  fifteen  or  twenty  years.  That 
will  be  determined  when  it  is  decided  how  many  bonds  shall  be  issued. 
Full  information  on  this  and  all  other  points  will  be  given  in  due  time. 

The   Press   Club   intends   to   carry  through   as   speedily  as   possible   the 


undertaking  explained  in  the  preceding  pages.  A  campaign  has  been 
instituted  to  secure  life  and  active  members  and  subscriptions  to  bonds. 
The  outlook  is  most  encouraging.  Many  bond  subscriptions  and  member- 
ship proposals  are  already  in.  It  is  important  that  all  shall  be  received 
within  the  next  few  weeks.  By  May  1,  it  is  hoped  that  the  University  Club 
property  may  be  purchased.  Therefore  members  are  earnestly  requested 
to  act  promptly.  There  is  no  doubt  of  the  success  of  the  undertaking  if 
all  will  do  promptly  what  they  can.  Let  us  all  take  hold  and  pull  together 
and  the  Press  Club  will  have,  for  the  next  two  generations  at  least,  a 
completely  equipped  and  splendid  home  worthy  of  itself. 


WHAT  TO  DO. 

Get  life  members. 

Get  bond  subscriptions. 

Get  active  members. 

Get  non-resident  members. 

The  necessary  blank  applications  accompany  this  booklet.  Additional 
copies  of  any  or  all  can  be  had  at  the  Press  Club  office  by  calling  or 
sending  for  them. 

Following  will  be  found  the  constitutional  qualifications  for  membership 
and  other  pertinent  information.  A  roster  of  the  present  membership  of 
the  Club  is  appended. 

The  following  are  eligible  to  active  membership: 

(a)  Persons  regularly  connected  with  the  press,  in  Chicago  or  elsewhere,  as  editors, 
reporters,  artists,  proprietors,  paid  correspondents  or  contributors,  general  managers, 
business  managers  and  proofreaders  of  the  daily  papers. 

(b)  Authors  of  books  of  original  matter  and  of  literary  character,  publishers  and 
illustrators  of  such  books  and  of  magazines,  and  persons  whose  chief  occupation  is 
literary. 

(c)  Persons  who  can  produce  indisputable  proof  of  having  at  some  time  fulfilled  one 
or  more  of  the  above  qualifications  for  a  period  of  five  years. 

The  initation  fee  is  $10,  payable  on  election.  The  dues  are  $30  a  year, 
payable  quarterly. 

Non-resident  members  must  have  one  or  more  of  the  qualifications  for 
active  membership  but  must  not  reside  or  have  their  place  of  business  in 
Chicago  or  Cook  county.  The  initation  fee  is  $10,  payable  on  election.  The 
dues  are  $5  a  year,  payable  in  advance. 

All  who  are  elegible  for  active  or  non-resident  membership  may  become 
life  members  upon  payment  of  the  fee. 

ALSO,  as  contributing  to  the  Club's  purchase  of  a  new  and  permanent 
home,  as  heretofore  explained,  the  Club,  during  the  next  few  months,  will 
receive  into  life  membership  a  number  of  persons  not  exceeding  300,  upon 
being  approved  by  the  Board  of  Directors  and  being  elected  by  the  Club. 
Such  persons  will  qualify  upon  payment  of  a  fee  of  $300.     They  will  have 


no    dues    and    will    be    accorded    all    the    rights    and    privileges    of    active 
members. 

All    applications    and    communications    should    be    addressed    to    W.    M. 
Knox,  Chairman,  Press  Club  of  Chicago,  106  Madison  street. 

This  booklet  is  issued  by  the  Committee  on  Club  Rooms  of  the  Press 
Club  of  Chicago. 


COMMITTEE  ON  CLUB  ROOMS. 


W.  M.  Knox,  Chairman. 


John  C.  Shaffer 
E.  W.  Miller 
J.  Hor,nstein 
Chas.  H.  Sergei 
Jesse  E.  Hall 
John  A.  Brown 
Elton    Lower 
John  B.   Waldo 
W.   E.   Dwight 
Homer  J.  Carr 
Gerald  Pierce 

E.  C.  Shankland. 

F.  M.  Morris 
Jefferson  Jackson 
A.  W.   Glessner 
P.  T.  Barry 


Frederick  H.  Hild 

Walter  C.  Wright 

Marshall  M.  Kirkman 

Frank  W.  Smith 

J.  E.  Defebaugh 

W.  F.  Hall 

Chas.  Dowst. 

J.  L.  Rega.n 

E.  J.  Baker 

Wright  A.  Patterson 

H.  B.  McMeal 

W.  R.  Humphrey 

Milton    Bucklin. 

John    J.    Flinn,    President,    and    A. 

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LIFE   MEMBERS. 


BAKER,  E.  J. 
BARRY,  P.  T. 
BLAKELEY,  CHARLES  F. 
BOHN,  H.  J. 
DUNLOP,  JOSEPH  R. 
FLINN,  J.  J. 
GLESSNER,  A.  W. 
JOHNSON,  F.  E. 
KOCHERSPERGER,  D.  H. 
KOCHERSPERGER,  H.  L. 
KOHLSAAT,  H.  H. 

Total. 


LAWSON,  VICTOR  F. 
PACKARD,  A.  T. 
PAGE,  J.  FRANK 
PECK,  FERD.  W. 
PERKINS,  WALTON 
ROLLINS,  C.  E. 
SERGEL,  CHAS.  H. 
VANDERLIP,  F.  A. 
WALDO,  JOHN  B. 
WALSH,  JOHN  R. 


HONORARY  MEMBERS. 


BURDETTE,  ROBERT  J. 
CLEMENS,  SAMUEL  L. 
DEPEW,  CHAUNCEY  M. 
HATTON,  JOSEPH 
JAMES,  EDMUND  J. 
JONES,  FERNANDO 
LONG,  CHAS.  CHAILLE 


MILLS,  LUTHER  LAFLIN 
RILEY,  J.  WHITCOMB 
ROWE,  GEORGE  H. 
SCOVEL,  H.  M. 
SKIFF,  F.  J.  V. 
STEVENS,  WALTER  B. 
WATTERSON,  HENRY 


Total 14 


ACTIVE  MEMBERS, 


ABBOTT.  F.  D. 
ABBOTT,  W.  C. 
ADAIR,  A.  B. 
ADE,  GEORGE 
ADER,  F.  D. 
ALLYN,  DWIGHT 
ANDERSON,  F.  S. 
BACON,  J.  E. 
BAILEY,  FRANK  M. 
BALEY,  J.   STANLEY 
BALMER,  EDWIN 
BALSCH,  F.  O. 
BANGS,  DAVID  C. 
BANKS,  CHAS.  EUGENE 
BARNES,  W.  R. 
BARNETT,  OTTO  R. 
BASS,  JOHN 
BATES,  GEORGE  G. 
BAUER,  JOHN  C. 
BEACH,  REX  E. 


BEAUNISNE,   A.   G. 
BECKWITH,  E.  B. 
BENNETT,  A.  MILO 
BLAKE,  WALTER  R. 
BLOOMINGSTON,  H.  W. 
BLUM,  LOUIS  J. 
BLUM,  EDGAR  C. 
BOHN,  J.  J. 
BOGG,  H.  B. 
BOWMAN,  ALBERT  H. 
BROMLEY,  CHARLES  U. 
BROWN,  CHARLES  W. 
BROWN,    G.   J. 
BROWN,  JOHN  A. 
BRADWELL,  JAMES  B. 
BRAMHALL,  J.  T. 
BREWER,  0.  W. 
BRONSON,  LEONARD 
BRYAN,  I.  J. 
BUCKLIN,  MILTON 


BUDD,  JOHN 
BUTLER,  GEORGE  F. 
BUTMAN,  J.  R. 
BURTON,  C.  P. 
BURDICK,  A.  S. 
BURNSIDE,  C.  W. 
BUTLER,  SHEPARD 
CADMAN,  JAMES  P. 
CAMPBELL,  JOHN  A. 
CAMPBELL,  R.  C. 
CAMPBELL,  C.  C. 
CARR,  CHAS.  MYLERT 
CARR,  HOMER  J. 
CARTWRIGHT,  C.  M. 
CARTER,  F.  A. 
CAVANAUGH,    RAYMOND 
CHAMBERLIN,  H.  B. 
CHAPMAN,  W.  G. 
CHO-YO 

CHRISTINE,  W.  T. 
CLARK,  CHARLES  S. 
CLARKSON,  D.  B. 
CLAUSEN,   H.   P. 
CLEMENT,  CLAY 
COBB,  B.  F. 
COLBURN,  O.  L. 
COLLINS,  CHARLES  W. 
COHN,  HERBERT  PAUL 
COMERFORD,  FRANK  D. 
COMPERE,  C  H. 
CONKEY,  W.  B. 
CONRAD,  M. 
COOK,  G.  W. 
COOLEY,  E.  G. 
COOLEY,  LYMAN  E. 
COOVER,  D.  R. 
CORNS,  J.  E. 
COTTERELL,  DAVID 
CRATTY,  JOSIAH 
CRANE,  JAMES  P. 
CRISSEY,  FORREST 
CULVER,  WILLIAM  H. 
CURRIER,  G.  H. 
CZAMEIT,  M.  J. 
DAY,  JOHN  I. 
DAHMS,  G.  W. 
DARROW,  C.  S. 
DAVIS,  J.  G. 
DAVIS,  CHARLES  G. 
DEMING,  OLIN  L. 
DEFEBAUGH,  J.  E. 
DENISON,  T.  S. 
DENNEY,   MILTON 


DEVEREAUX,  T.  H. 
DILLON,  GEORGE  F. 
DOWST,  CHARLES 
DUCE,  H.  CECIL 
DUDLEY,  WILL  A. 
DUNHAM,  FRED 
DURAND,  ELLIOTT 
DWIGHT,  W.  E. 
EAGAN,  CHARLES  W. 
ELLIOTT,  J.  T. 
ELLSWORTH,  F.  W. 
EMERSON,  R.  W. 
ENGLISH,  G.  P. 
ENGLEHARD,  G.  P. 
ERWIN,  CHARLES  R. 
EUBANKS,  G.  C. 
EVANS,  A.  M. 
FAIRCHILD,  RICHARD 
FARGO,  H.  D. 
FAY,  JOHN 
FISHER.  R.  C. 
FLETCHER,  M.  R. 
FLINN,  J.  C. 
FLOWER,  ELLIOTT 
FORD,  HORACE  M. 
FOX,  D.  B. 
FOX,  E.  H. 
FRANK,  HERMAN 
FRIEDMAN,  I.  K. 
FRIEDMAN,  H.  J. 
FRIEDMAN,  J.  L. 
FRINK,  J.  L. 
FRY,  G.  T. 
FULLER.  L.  E. 
FRIEND.  EMIL 
GAIRING,  JOHN 
GALUSHA,  R.  G. 
GIBSON,  PRESTON 
GILRUTH,  JAMES  C. 
GLOGANER,  F. 
GOE,  D.  E. 
GORDON,  HARRY 
GRAY,  W.  A. 

GREENE,  HARRY  IRVING 
GRIFFITH,  R.  A. 
GRITMAN,  CHARLES 
GREGG,  JOHN  ROBERT 
GROSS,  J.  E. 
GUENTHER,  LOUIS 
GUNN,  G.  W. 
HAGERTY,  C.  D. 
HAIGHT,  R.  J. 
HALL,  WILLIAM  F. 


HALL,  JESSE  E. 
HAMMOND,  J.  L. 
HANNEY,  P.  M. 
HARRIMAN,  KARL  E. 
HARSHA,  W.  M. 
HAYNER,  FRED  A. 
HAYS,  C.  L. 
HENNING,  ARTHUR 
HEINEMAN,  H.  E.  O. 
HENDERSON,  J.  F. 
HENIUS,  MAX 
HEALY,  CHARLES  F. 
HERNON,  F.  J. 
HERNDON,  D.  C. 
HEWITT,  C.  A. 
HILD,  FRED 
HIRSCHL,  ANDREW  J. 
HISCHE,  GEORGE  B. 
HOFFMAN,  W.  O. 
HOLWAY,  WESLEY  H. 
HORNSTEIN,  J. 
HOUGH,  EMERSON 
HORSTING,  B.  F. 
HOWE,  W.  C. 
HOWE,  S.  J. 
HOWSE,  PAUL  D. 
HULL,  PAUL 
HUBBARD,  JOHN  M. 
HUMPHREY,  W.  R. 
HUNT,  GEORGE  C. 
HUNT,  HARRY  W. 
HURLEY,  T.  D. 
JACKSON,  JEFFERSON 
JACKSON,  GEORGE  W. 
JACOBSEN,  JACOB  P. 
JAMIESON,  T.  N. 
JACOBSEN,  R.  C. 
JAY,  FRANK  W. 
JEFFERSON,  W.  T. 
JOHNSON,  ALEX  J. 
JOHNSON,  A.  J. 
JOHNSON,  B.  A. 
JONES,  FRANK  G. 
JUUL,  NIELS 
KATZ,  EUGENE 
KEMP,  F.  F. 
KENNEDY,  S.  J. 
KELLOGG,  J.  H. 
KIMBALL,  E.  R. 
KIRKMAN,  MARSHALL 
KIRKMAN,  MARSHALL  J. 
KISER,  S.  E. 
KNAUTZ,  H.  W. 


KNEY,  OTTO 
KNOX,  W.  M. 
KRAUS,  ADOLPH 
KRAUSZ,  SIGMUND 
KREBS,  S.  L. 
LA  BLANC,  T.  G. 
LANGLAND,  JAMES 
LAWSON,  W.  C. 
LEE,  E.  T. 
LEE,  HENRY  W. 
LEDERER,  CHAS. 
LEDERER,  GEORGE  W. 
LEWIS,  J.  HAMILTON 
LINNELL,  B.  M. 
LITTLE,  RICHARD  H. 
LLOYD,  W.  B. 
LOCKWOOD,  A.  H. 
LOUIS,  GEO. 
LOWER,  ELTON 
MAHONEY,  E.  R. 
MALLOCH,  DOUGLAS 
MANN,  C.  A. 
MANSFIELD,  J.  B. 
MAUGHAM,  CHAS.  B. 
MARBLE,  EARL 
MARSH,  M.  M. 
MASON,  ROSWELL  B. 
MASTERS,  EDGAR  L. 
MATHEWS,  SHAILER 
MATZENE,  JANS 
MEEK,   THOMAS    S. 
MICHAELS,  C.  D. 
MILLER,  EDWARD  W. 
MILLER,  DANIEL  F. 
MILLER.  H.  F. 
MOODY,  O.  E. 
MOORE,  W.  EMMET 
MORGAN,  S.  M. 
MORRIS,  FRANK  M. 
MORRIS,  IRA  NELSON 
MORRISON,  CLYDE  A. 
MURPHY,  R.  J. 
MURPHY,  A.  T. 
MURPHY,  AUSTIN  J. 
MURPHY,  R.  J. 
McAULIFFE,  C. 
McCLEVY,  W.  S. 
McCORMACK,  J.  M. 
McCUTCHEON,  J.  T. 
McCUTCHEON,  B.  F. 
McCUTCHEON,  G.  B. 

McDonald,  j.  j. 
McDonald,  charles 


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McDowell,  malcolm 

McGAFFEY,  J.  WYATT 
McGOVERN,  JOHN 
McMEAL,  HARRY  B. 
NAPIERALSKI,  STEPHEN 
NELSON,  F.  L. 
NESBIT,  WILBUR  D. 
NIND,  J.  NEWTON 
NOONAN,  E.  T. 
NORTON,  S.  F. 
NOYES,  FRANK  B. 
NUTT,  W.  FREDERICK 
OLSEN,  PETER  B. 
O'KEEFE,  P.  J. 
O'NEILL,  THOMAS  J. 
PALENSKE,  R.  H. 
PALMER,  A.  N. 
PARKYN,  H.  A. 
PATRICK,  W.  A. 
PATTERSON,  WRIGHT  A. 
PATTERSON,  M.  E. 
PAYNE,  WILL 
PAYNE,  E.  T. 
PELHAM,  FRED 
PENDLETON,  J.  FRANK 
PERRY,  O.  H. 
PETERSON,  C.  S. 
PETTKOSKE,  C.  F. 
PICKARD,  E.  W. 
PICKARD,  CHARLES  E. 
PIERCE,  GERALD 
PIKE,  R.  W. 
PLUMBE,  G.  E. 
POLLOCK,  G. 
PORTER,  FRED  D. 
POST,  LOUIS  F. 
POWELL,  CLAUDE 
PRATT,  H.  PRESTON 
PRATT,  W.  A. 
PRINDLE,  C.  L. 
PRITCHARD,.  E.  R. 
PURCHASE,  J.  R. 
RANDALL,  C.  R 
RANDALL,  ROY  O. 
RAVELL,  C.  H. 
READ,  OPIE 
REED,  CHARLES  B. 
REEVE,  WILLIAM  S. 
REGAN,  J.  L. 
REYNOLDS,  JOHN  N. 
REYNOLDS,  CHAUNCEY  P. 
REIWITCH,  H.  L. 
RICH,  H.  G. 


RIESE,  B.  L. 
RITCHIE,  JOHN 
RITTER,  L.  E. 
ROBERTS,  W.  M. 
RODERUS,  FRANK 
ROGERS,  E.  E. 
ROWLEY,  IRA  P. 
RYAN,  J.  E.  G. 
RUBINKAM,  N.  I. 
RUTHERFORD,  R. 
SAYER,  J.  J. 
SCHLOSS,  MURRAY  S. 
SCHMIDT,  W.  F. 
SCHNEIDER,  H. 
SCHWANTES,  W.  G. 
SEWARD,  GEORGE  M. 
SHANKS,  W.  J. 
SHAFFER,  JOHN  C. 
SHAW,  HOWARD  L 
SHANKLAND,  E.  C. 
SHERER,  EARL 
SIKES,  G.  C. 
SIMS,  E.  W. 
SMITH,  W.  V. 
SMITH,  SHEA 
SMITH,  DUNCAN  M. 
SMITH,  FRANK  W. 
SMITH,  F.  J. 
SMITH,  F.  H. 
SMULSKI,  JOHN  F. 
SPALDING,  HEMAN 
SPANGLER,  R.  C. 
STEADMAN,  SEYMOUR 
STEVENSON,  G.  W. 
STERN,  DANIEL 
STERNFELD,   SAMUEL 
STAGG,  A.  A. 
STEWART,  C  P. 
STEWART,  ETHELBERT 
STEWART,  S.  C. 
STRELL,  GEORGE  W. 
SWETT,  A.  E. 
SULLIVAN,  LOUIS  H. 
SUTHERLAND,  GEORGE 
TAFT,  EDWARD  A. 
THOMAS,  C.  G. 
THORNTON,  E.  L. 
TRACY,  F.  K. 
TURNER,  H.  O. 
TUTTLE,  W.  H. 
UPHAM,  F.  W. 
URION,  A.  R. 
VAUGHAN,  J.  C. 


VEATCH,  BYRON  E. 
VISSCHER,  W.  L. 
VAN  KLEECK,  W.  A. 
VAN  PATTEN,  C.  M. 
VESTAL,  M.  H. 
WALKER,  W.  S. 
WALTON,  F.   P. 
WARD,  LAURISTON 
WARD,  FREDERICK  B. 
WARNER,  MASON 
WASBROUGH,  JOHN 
WATERLOO,  STANLEY 
WEBB,  E.  B. 
WEBER,  GEORGE  W. 
WEDDELL,  THOMAS  R. 
WEST,  J.  J. 
WETHERBEE,  F.  L 
WHITAKER,  H. 
WHITE,  ARTHUR  D. 
WHITE,  EDWARD 
WHITE,  HARRY  S. 


WHITMAN,  R.  B. 
WHITNEY,  F.  G. 
WHEELER.  ROY  K. 
WIGGS,  GEORGE  W. 
WILLIAMS,  BYRON 
WILLIAMS,  HUGH  B. 
WILMOT,  J.  GREVILLE 
WILLY,  JOHN 
WOOD,  GEORGE  S. 
WOOD,  J.  B. 
WOODS,  F.  A. 
WOLFE,  R.  S. 
WOODWARD,  F.  R.  E. 
WRIGHT,  WALTER  C. 
WRIGHT,  JOHN  E. 
WRIGHT,  GEORGE  R. 
YOUNG,  W.  F. 
YOUNG,  E.  E. 
YOUNG,  W.  W. 
YOUNT,  A.  H. 
ZIMMERMAN,  JOHN  S. 


Total  403 


NON-RESIDENT  MEMBERS. 


CALIFORNIA 

Gay,  Henry  Lord San  Diego 

Jeffery,  John  B.,  Publisher Oakland 

Knight,  John  O.,  Writer LaCanda 

Matthias,  Charles,  Writer. .Sierra  Madre 

CITY  OF  WASHINGTON. 

Armstrong,  R.  B.,  Correspondent. 

Clark,  Edward  B.,  Correspondent  Even- 
ing Post. 

Curtis,  William  E.,  Correspondent  Chi- 
cago Record-Herald. 

O'Laughlin,  J.  Callan,  Chicago  Tribune 
Bureau. 

Moore,   Willis,    Chief  Weather   Bureau. 

Matthews,  J.  A.,  Correspondent. 

Meredith,  W.  M.,  Supt.  Bureau  Engrav- 
ing and  Printing. 

Patterson,  R.  A.,  Correspondent  Chicago 
Tribune. 

Stewart,  O.  H.,  Correspondent. 

Vernon,  L.  T.,  Correspondent. 

COLORADO. 

Emerson,  W.  G.,  Writer Denver 

Smith,  H.  J.,   PubHsher Boulder 

FLORIDA. 
McArdle,    Edward    St.    Petersburg 


ILLINOIS. 

Adams,  J.  C,  Vedette Peotone 

Allen,   Charles  A.,   Editor. .  .Kenil worth 
Amsbary,     W.     Bruce,     Poet     and 

Lecturer  Champaign 

Atkins,  Smith  D.,  Journal Freeport 

Baldwin,  H.  E.,  Daily  News JoHet 

Bartlett,  S.  P Quincy 

Bartlett,  Edgar  E.,  Register  Gazette 

Rockford 

Bangs,  Edward  J.,  Author.  .  .Springfield 

Bedford,  W.  T.,  Tribune LaSalle 

BeVier,  Frank  H.,  Beacon Aurora 

Black,  W.  L.,  Daily  News Elgin 

Bois,    E.    I Sycamore 

Braley,   Theodore   A.,    Bulletin 

Bloomington 

Brewster,  Edward   Joliet 

Brush,    O.    B Joliet 

Carus,   Paul,  Open  Court LaSalle 

Chapman,  A.   S.,   Star Gillman 

Childs,  John  A.,  Index Evanston 

Clandening,    Paul    Evanston 

Cline,   W.   O.,   Indicator Austin 

Constantine,  Louis,  Beacon Aurora 

Copley,  I.  C Aurora 

Curtis,   Will,   Star-Courier Kewanee 


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Davis,  George  W.,  Courier.  .Jacksonville 

Dowdall,  G.   G.,   Editor Clinton 

Fay,  H.  W.,  Review DeKalb 

Ferriss,  James  J.,  Daily  News. . .  .Joliet 

Foster,  A.  T Moline 

Fowler,  Frank  T.,  Daily  Sun 

Waukegan 

Frazier,  Lincoln   B.,  News Aurora 

Freeman,  W.  H Chicago  Heights 

Girler,  Rollo  N.,  Editor Naperville 

Graves,  W.  C Springfield 

Greenaway,   F.   W.,  Daily  Beacon. . 

Aurora 

Greenleaf,   F.  G.,  Journal Savanna 

Groom,  J.  K.,  Beacon Aurora 

Grubb,  J.  W Galesburg 

Hall,  Albert  L.,  Daily  Courier. ..  .Elgin 

Harris,   Kennett Grays  Lake 

Hartman,  David  W.,  Lake  Forester 

Lake    Forest 

Hasset,  R.  B Kewanee 

Hatton,  F.  H Evanston 

Hemmens,  H.  D.,  Courier Elgin 

Herriott,  David,  Post Morgan  Park 

Justi,   Herman,   Author Springfield 

Lampkins,  G.   W.,  Writer Evanston 

Lavelle,  James  J.,  Argus... Rock  Island 

Leckie,  A.   S Joliet 

Lee,  R.  I Highland  Park 

Lindstrum,  Andrew  O.,  Mail 

Galesburg 

Lowrie,  A.  H.,  Daily  News Elgin 

Mather,  N.  E.,  lUinoisan Wheaton 

McClure,  James  E.,  Democrat 

Carlinville 

McDonald,     Leon,     Phoenix-Adver- 
tiser     Lockport 

Mead,   Charles  B.,  Republican ...  Geneva 

Meese,  William  A.,  Writer Moline 

Miller,  E.  H Joliet 

Moran,  Frank  T.,  Republican.. Belvidere 

McKeever,   J.   H Moline 

Palmer,  Truman  G.,  Contributor.  . . 

Irving   Park 

Paul,  James  R.,  Index Evanston 

Perry,  George  A.,  Republican  Reg- 
ister       Galesburg 

Podstata.  B.  A Elgin 

Potter,  Frank  V.,  Beacon Aurora 

Pratt,  B.  A.,  News Elgin 

Read.  H.  E.,  Editor Peoria 

Read,  H.  W.,   Contributor Peoria 

Rennick,   P.  G.,  Herald-Transcript. 

Peoria 

Rexdale,  Robert,   Writer. .  .Rock  Island 

Richards,  A.,  Journal Ottawa 

Ridden,  N.  N.,  Lecturer  and  Writer 

Engleside 

Rodecker,  Thad.  W.,  Times Pekin 

Sackett,  W.  L.,  Herald Morris 

Shankland,    K.    M Watseka 

Shaw,  B.  F.,  Telegraph Dixon 

Simpson,  H.  P.,  Argus Rock  Island 

Smith,   W.  J Waukegan 

Smith,  Eugene  C,  Daily  Beacoh... 

Aurora 


Smith,  Bert  G.,  Beacon Aurora 

Snively,  C.  K,  Register Canton 

Spears,  W.  L Downers  Grove 

Starritt,  Carlton  E.,  Author Elgin 

Stephens,   C.  L Joliet 

Stephens,   George,   Daily   Beacon... 

Aurora 

Streyckman,  Felix  J.,  Correspondent 

Springfield 

Sundine,  John    Moline 

Webster,  Wm.  E.,  News Batavia 

Williams,  W.  E.,  Star.  .Chicago  Heights 

INDIANA. 
Bicknell,   Qarence  F.,   News 

Fort    Wayne 

Braden,      Frank      L.,      Commercial 

Review  Portland 

Briggs,  G.  A.,  Editor Elkhart 

Burke,  J.  E.,  Daily  Bulletin. .  .Anderson 

Bums,  Lee,  Publisher Indianapolis 

Casey,  D.  V Crawfordsville 

Dignam,  J.  B.,  Editor Richmond 

Gray,  Bayard,  Crescent Frankfort 

Hill,  J.  L.,  Writer Union  City 

Karsten,  Gustof,  Author. .  .Bloomington 

Link,  D.  M.,  Editor Auburn 

Penrod,  W.  K Vincennes 

Reed,  Hugh  T.,  Author Lima 

Reeder,  David,   Author Laporte 

Reynolds,  Stephen  Marian,  Author. 

Terre   Haute 

Robb,  C.  J.,  News Michigan  City 

Six,  F.  G Logansport 

Talbot,  J.  W South  Bend 

Tenney,  Wilson  Ross,  Star.. Indianapolis 
Trovillion,  Hal  W.,  Writer.. Bloomington 
Wickey,  E.  W.,  Editor. ..  .East  Chicago 
Williams,  Neil  R.,  Daily  Times.... 

Warsaw 

Wilson,  W.  Bent,  Journal Lafayette 

IOWA. 

Adler,  E.  B.,  Times Davenport 

Brewster,  S.  A.,  Democrat. ..  .Ottumwa 

Cram,    R.    W Davenport 

Cook,  George  C,  Author  and  Pub- 
lisher    Davenport 

Hamilton,  John  J.,  Iowa  Homestead 

Des  Moines 

Haviland,  I.  B.,  Republican.  .Davenport 

Hoffman,  Phil.,  Herald Oskaloosa 

Marshall,  C.  E Cedar  Rapids 

Murphy,  B.,   Eagle Vinton 

Richardson,  J.  B.,  Democrat.  .Davenport 
Roberts,  N.  C,  Democrat. .Fort  Madison 
Schaeffer,   G.   Raymond,   Associated 

Press   Monticello 

Stivers,  Thomas   C,   Gazette 

Burlington 

Tufford,  Will  V.,  Age Clinton 

Waite,  John  L.,  Hawkeye. ..  .Burlington 

Williams,  Ora Des  Moines 

Young,  Lafayette,  State  Capital.... 

Des  Moines 


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KANSAS. 
Murdock,  R.  P.,  Eagle Wichita 

KENTUCKY. 
Defebaugh,  Edgar  H.,  Editor 

Louisville 

Haldeman,   Bruce,    Courier-Journal. 

Louisville 

LOUISIANA. 
Boyd,  James,  Lumber  Trade  Journal 

New  Orleans 

Williams,   John   E.,    Lumber   Trade 

Journal New  Orleans 

MARYLAND. 
Maddy,  J.  H.,  Press  Agent. .  .Baltimore 
Nelson,  F.  J.,  Writer Frederick 

MASSACHUSETTS. 

Beer,  W.  E..  Standard Boston 

Wentworth,  Franklin  H.,  Writer.  . . 

South    Hanson 

Whitmarsh,  C.  F.,  Publisher 

Cambridge 

MICHIGAN. 

Comfort,  Will  L Fenton 

Conant,  L.,   Editor Leland 

Dunham,  George,  Publisher 

Battle   Creek 

Greene,  Hiram  M.,  Pilgrim 

Battle   Creek 

Reynolds,  M.  M.,  Writer Detroit 

Rigler,   F.  A Battle  Creek 

Sheppard,  W.  W.,  Writer. .  .Ferrysburg 

Stowe,  E.  A Grand  Rapids 

Willard,  George  B.,  Journal 

Battle   Creek 

Whittaker,    Milo    W.,    Patriot    and 

Press    Jackson 

MINNESOTA. 

Bunnell,  M.,  News-Tribune Duluth 

DeLestry,  Edmund  L.,  Editor.  .St.  Paul 

Haugan,  B.  B Minneapolis 

McDonald,  W.  P Minneapolis 

Pratt,  E.  C Minneapolis 

Silverthom,    Willis    V.,    Mississippi 

Valley    Lumberman. . .  .Minneapolis 
Weiss,  A.  C,  Herald Duluth 

MISSISSIPPL 
Powell,  H.  P.,  Writer. .  .Ocean  Springs 

MISSOURI. 

Coulter,    A.   D Carthage 

Marmaduke,  Leslie  H.,  Writer 

St.    Louis 

Phillips.  E.  O.,  Republic St.  Louis 

Steele.  J.  M Kansas  City 

Thompson,    Leslie    H.,    Book    Pub- 
lisher  St.    Louis 


Thompson,    N.    D.,   Jr.,    Journal    of 

Agriculture St.  Louis 

Vincent,  F.  C,  Writer Kansas  City 

Weed,  N.  H.,  Writer Kirkwood 

NEBRASKA. 
Bryan,     William     Jennings,     Com- 
moner    Lincoln 

Mickel,  E.  P.,  Writer Lincoln 

NEW  YORK. 

Averill,  E.  A New  York  City 

Baldwin,    G.    P.,    Publisher 

New   York   City 

Barton,  J.  D New  York  City 

Benzinger,    Frederick,    Record-Her- 
ald   New    York   City 

Burrelle.     F.     A.,     Press     Clipping 

Bureau New    York    City 

Davieson,    Edw New   York   City 

Darby,  S.  E New  York  City 

Darbyshire,  L New  York  City 

Davis,  F.  E New  York  City 

Denslow,  W.  W.,  Artist.  .New  York  City 

Elmendorf,  Dwight  L New  York  City 

Gardner,   C.,   Writer New  York  City 

Gibson,  Richard,  Writer.. New  York  City 
Harvey,    Thomas    F.,    International 

Confectioner New  York  City 

Hill,  Walter  K.,  Billboard 

New  York  City 

Holcomb,  Frederic,  Writer 

New  York  City 

Hull,   C.  B..   Vick's Dansville 

Ingraham,  E.  F.,  Modern  Mexico.  . 

New  York  City 

Koenig.  Otto,  Writer.  . .  .New  York  City 
Long,  John  W.,  Editor.  .New  York  City 
Nicholas,  W.  G.,  Special  Writer.... 

New  York  City 

Parker,  W.  Coleman,  Dramatist.... 

New  York  City 

Patten,  D.  A New  York  City 

Payne,  Frank  C,  Special  Writer.... 

New  York  City 

Stokes,  Chauncey  M.,  Publisher. Auburn 

Stevens.  S.  S.  B New  York  City 

Stone,  M.  E.,  Associated  Press 

New  York  City 

Taylor,  W.  A.,  Sunday  Magazines .  . 

New  York  City 

Thompson,  Tomo,  Writer 

New  York  City 

White.  Edw New  York  City 

White,  Trumbull.  Editor. New  York  City 
Young,  O.  R.,  Writer New  York  City 

OHIO. 
Adair,  J.  P.,  Correspondent.  .Cambridge 

Foote,  A.  R Columbus 

Kirkpatrick,  T.  J.,  Publisher.  Springfield 

Leonard.  W.  K Piqua 

Lewis.  S.  R Oeveland 


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OKLAHOMA. 

Allison,  W.  M Snyder 

Greene,  F.  H Guthrie 

OREGON. 
Chapman,  C.  C,  Writer Portland 

PENNSYLVANIA. 

Bailey,  W.  W.,  Editor Johnstown 

Baldwin,  G.  P Philadelphia 

Smith,  C.  W.,  Coal Pittsburg 

Smith,  Franklin  H Philadelphia 

McFadden,  W.  A Hollidaysburg 

Wolcott,  C.  E.,  Despatch Pittsburg 

SOUTH  DAKOTA. 
Fox,  M.  L.,  Special  Writer. .  .Vermilion 

TENNESSEE. 
Benham,  P.  D.,  Contributor Dayton 

TEXAS. 
Tilotson,  L.,  Writer Sealey 

WASHINGTON 

Miller,  Harry  J.,  Writer  and  Poet.  . 

Chehalis 

WISCONSIN. 
Andrews,  Byron,  Contributor. Evansville 
Burlingame,  H.  J.,  Author.  .Two  Rivers 

Craig,  A.   H Mukwonego 

Carpenter,  Willard,  E.,  Record. Waupaca 
Clarke,   B.   B.,   American  Thresher- 
man  Madison 

Evans,  Percy  G.,  "Field  Notes".... 

Milwaukee 

Hicks,  John,  Northwestern Oshkosh 

Kimball,  M.  B.,  Author Milwaukee 


Lush,   Charles  K.,  Author  and  Ed- 
itor   Madison 

McNair,  W.  G.,  Contributor.. Milwaukee 

Monat,  P.  J.,  Recorder Janesville 

Reed,  Nate  A.,  Newspaper  Man 

Milwaukee 

Ryan,  Sam  J.,  Evening  Crescent. . . . 

Appleton 

Souders,  W.  G.,  Writer Milwaukee 

Stromme,  Peer  O.,  Author Madison 

Worthington,  D.  B Beloit 

WYOMING. 
Hadsell,  Frank  A.,  Writer Cheyenne 

UTAH. 

Iglehart,  William,  Tribune 

Salt  Lake  City 

AUSTRALIA. 
Conley,|   Jas.   de Melbourne 

CANADA. 

Val  Vleet,  P.  G.,  Publisher 

Toronto,  Ontario 

ENGLAND. 
Bell,  Edw.  Price,  Correspondent. Londc'J 

GERMANY. 
Thompson,   Robert  J Hanover 

MEXICO. 
Winnenghoff,  Henry,  Evolucion. . . . 

Durango 

SOUTH  AFRICA. 
Balmer,  Jas.  H.,  Correspondent. . . . 

Victoria,  S.  Africa 


Total 257 


RECAPITULATION. 

Active  members    403 

Non-resident    members    257 

Life  members   22 

Honorary  members  14 

Total    696 


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GUESTS  OF  THE  PRESS  CLUB  OF  CHICAGO. 


Among  the   hundreds  of  world-renowned  people  whom  the   Press   Club 
has    entertained    are    the    following: 


President  William  McKinle}-. 

James  Whitcomb  Riley. 

Sir    Edwin    Arnold. 

Henry  M.  Stanle}'  and  wife. 

Max  O'Rell. 

Gen.   Lew  Wallace. 

George  Kennan. 

David  Swing. 

Admiral  Schley. 

Gen.  Fred  Funston. 

Richard  P.  Hobson. 

Mrs.  Frank  Leslie. 

Ella  Wheeler. 

Sara   Bernhardt. 

George  Alfred  Townsend   (Gath). 

Henry  Mapleson. 

Marie  Roze  Mapleson. 
Eduard  Remenyi. 
Emma  Abbott. 
Bill  Nye. 
Hon.  John  Hay. 
Hon.  James  Wilson. 
Henry   Irving. 
Ellen  Terry. 
Adelina  Patti. 
Mme.  Parepa  Rosa. 
Jo'hn  IVIcCullough. 
Jessie  Bartlett  Davis. 
Robert  J.  Burdette. 
A.  M.  Palmer. 
Gen.   William   Booth. 
Robert   Mantell. 
Ben  Perlej'  Poore. 
Thomas  W.  Keene. 
Wong  Ching  Foo. 
Henry  E.  Abbey. 
Henry  Watterson. 
Sir  ]\Ioses  Montefiore. 
R.  J.  Oglesby. 
Frederick  B.  Warde. 
Roland  Reed. 


Whitelaw  Reid. 

Irving  Batcheller. 

George  W.  Peck. 

Bartley  Campbell. 

Weedon  Grossmith. 

Meredith  Nicholson. 

Steele  Mackaj'e. 

F.  Hopkinson  Smith. 

Thomas  Nast. 

Dr.  Carl  Von  Bergen. 

Wilton   Lackaye. 

E.  S.  Willard. 

George  W.  Childs. 

Hubert  Vos. 

Henry  Guy  Carleton. 

Robert  G.  Ingersoll. 

Wilson  Barrett. 

Chauncey  M.  Depew. 

George  Wharton  James. 

Joaquin  Miller. 

Jerome  K.  Jerome. 

Gov.  S.  R.  Van  Sant. 

Gov.  A.  B.  Cummins. 

Col.  G.   B.   M.  Harvey. 

Thomas  Watson. 

Eugene  V.  Debs. 

Gov.   F.  I\I.  Warner. 

William  J.  Bryan. 

Ignatius  Donellj'. 

Gov.  Bob  Taylor. 

Edwin  Markham. 

John  Wilkie. 

Prof.  Willis  E.  :\Ioore. 

George  W.  Sv,'allow. 

William  E.  Curtis. 

Gov.  D.   R.  Francis. 

Bayard  Taj'lor. 

Chas.  Warren  Stoddard. 

John  L.  Stoddard. 

Vice-President  C.  W.   Fairbanks. 

William  R.  Hearst. 


Vf\V 


OFFICERS   FOR   1907. 


PRESIDENT    JOHN    J.    FLINN 

FIRST  VICE-PRESIDENT    FRANK  M.   MORRIS 

SECOND    VICE-PRESIDENT    MILTON    BUCKLIN 

THIRD   VICE-PRESIDENT    DOUGLAS   MALLOCH 

TREASURER    ALBERT    G.    BEAUNISNE 

FINANCIAL  SECRETARY    JOS.   F.   HENDERSON 

RECORDING    SECRETARY    E.    W.    PICKARD 

LIBRARIAN    H.    W.    BLOOMINGSTON 

DIRECTORS. 

FRED  PELHAM  RICHARD   FAIRCHILD  CHARLES  WALTER   BROWN 

•CHARLES   EUGENE  BANKS  A.   S.   HENNING. 

COMMITTEES. 

ART. 

S.   J.   Kennedy,   Chairman. 

F.    I.    Wetherbee,  Charles    Lederer. 

RECEPTION. 
Hugh    Blake    Williams,    Chairman. 
Charles   S.    Clark,   F.   W.   Ellsworth,   Frank   Roderus,   W.   R.    Barnes,   Frank 
AI.   ]\Iorris,   First  Vice-President  member  ex-officio. 

SUMMER   OUTINGS. 

Colonel   J.    G.    Davis,    Chairman. 
W.    C.    Howe,   John    Robert    Gregg,    R.   W.    Emerson,    E.    H.    Fox.      ^lilton 
Bucklin,  Second  Vice-President,  member  ex  officio. 

J.\MESTOWN    EXPOSITION. 

George  B.  Hische,  Chairman. 
W.    R.    Humphrey,   John   A.    Campbell,    F.    J.    Hernon,    Edward    W.    Miller, 
A.   H.   Yount,   :\Ialcolm   McDowell,  John   A.   Brown,  John   Fay,   Duncan   M. 
Smith,    George    S.    Wood, ^  I.    K.    Friedman,    William    Lightfoot    Visscher, 
Douglas  ]\Ialloch,  Third  Vice-  President,  member  ex  officio. 


